From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film
By (Author) Siegfried Kracauer
Introduction by Leonardo Quaresima
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th June 2019
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Media studies
European history
Social and cultural history
History and Archaeology
791.430943
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
An essential work of the cinematic history of the Weimar Republic by a leading figure of film criticism First published in 1947, From Caligari to Hitler remains an undisputed landmark study of the rich cinematic history of the Weimar Republic. Prominent film critic Siegfried Kracauer examines German society from 1921 to 1933, in light of such mo
Reviews
The thesis of this unusually interesting book is that the German films of the twenties were filled with premonitions of the German totalitarianism of the thirties.Nation
One of the great works of film history, this look at early German cinema, first published in 1947, is still a must-have for cineastes and scholars alike.H. J. Kirchhoff, Toronto Globe and Mail
The book is an invaluable guide to a golden period of cinema.Christopher Wood, Times
Author Bio
Siegfried Kracauer (18891966) was a film critic and independent sociologist and theorist. He is the author of The Mass Ornament and Theory of Film (Princeton). Leonardo Quaresima is professor of film history and criticism and director of cinema studies at the University of Udine.
